Rybolovlev already has partnership agreements with several other clubs, Reading therefore could end up just being sent various players to work with who would block the path of the club’s own academy products.

As we are currently seeing with Charlton, partnerships agreements do not always work as successfully as the one at Watford for example. Clubs can find themselves lumbered with players (or managers) they don’t want - leading to lots of unrest off the pitch.

Why would he want to get involved?

Dmitry Rybolovlev owns Monaco.

Rybolovlev is believed to want to get involved in English football having linked up with various other clubs around Europe.

He is keen to form partnership agreements with clubs to help Monaco by sending out players to gain experience away from the Ligue 1 side.

Reading are an attractive proposition, the town is booming with investors and businesses flooding in get themselves a piece of the pie.

With Rybolovlev also on board he could help the club grow even further thanks to his contacts in the game throughout Europe, as well as bringing some talented young players to Madejski Stadium from France.

His exceptional wealth must also be hugely tempting for the Thais who will always be open to bringing in new investment - particularly someone with the potential spending power of Rybolovlev

The conspiracy

Samrit Bunditkitsada (left) was the man who originally initiated the Thai takeover at Reading.

The big question if Rybolovlev is to come on board is whose shares will he be buying?

Currently Narin Niruttinanon is the majority stakeholder at Reading with 50 per cent, while Sasima Srivikorn and Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth both own 25 per cent each.

So who would be giving up their stake? You would have to think it would be Niruttinanon, as if it was either Srivikorn or Thanakarnjanasuth they would be left with just five per cent.

Niruttinanon was never supposed to have 50 per cent in the first place as originally Samrit Bunditkitsada was due to be the fourth member of the consortium.

So conspiracy theorists will point to the timing of Rybolovlev’s interest as it coincides with Bunditkitsada’s assets being frozen back in his native Thailand due to allegations of borrowing money illegally from a teachers’ pension fund.